The twilight is deepening, and in the small temple in the deep mountains, in the meditation room, a bean candlelight.

In the middle of the room sat the abbot.

The abbot asked the mentally weak, junior brother, you told Ergou a lot of things about the rivers and lakes.

The mentally weak replied honestly, senior brother, this is indeed true. The life of the temple is trivial and boring, I see that the second dog has nothing worth playing in the temple, boring and boring, so I will tell some rumors about the rivers and lakes, and the trivial things in the past will be heard to him.

It can be seen that Ergou is very interested in the rivers and lakes. So said the abbot.

So, brother, did I do something wrong?

No, junior brother, you don't have to blame yourself, after all, Ergou is going down the mountain. Even if you don't tell him a word, he will go to the rivers and lakes in the future. What is destined cannot be changed.

Senior brother, I really want to let Ergou go down the mountain.

The abbot nodded.

Senior brother, Ergou is still young, can you rest assured that he will go down the mountain alone? Besides, Ergou has been living with us on the mountain all these years and has no experience in the rivers and lakes, will he suffer a loss when he goes down the mountain alone? The mentally weak is very worried about this stupid apprentice of his. After all, the rivers and lakes are sinister, and people's hearts are unpredictable, so it's no wonder that such a stupid apprentice goes down the mountain without suffering.

The abbot said, you don't have to worry about this. It's not that Ergou will go down the mountain immediately, the opportunity has not yet arrived. The second dog will not suffer when he goes down the mountain, and it is those people in the rivers and lakes who will suffer.

Senior brother, this can't be joked, this is related to the life of the second dog. The mentally weak is not sure what makes his senior brother really confident in Ergou, where does he get the courage to be so convinced that Ergou will not suffer.

The abbot's next words made the mentally weak thoughtful.

A few days ago, the abbot took the two dogs to the back mountain to pick wild fruits, with dogs, chickens, picking wild fruits, chanting scriptures, the picture is not beautiful.

The abbot was picking wild fruits, and found a spider in the tree, weaving a web to hunt, and the spider was waiting for the prey to come to the door.

At this time, a butterfly hit the spider's web, and the butterfly was desperately struggling to escape, but the spider was trying everything to kill its prey.

The spider and the butterfly are at an impasse for a moment. Both sides are wrestling, life and death in an instant.

At this time, the abbot's compassion suddenly attacked. I can't bear to let a life go by like this.

Pointing to the cobwebs on the tree, he said to Ergou, Ergou, quick, go and help.

Yes, abbot.

The second dog quickly climbed up the fruit tree and reached out to the butterfly in the spider web...

The abbot was stunned.

On the way back, the abbot had a serious expression.

Xiao Ergou followed behind the abbot and hugged the wild fruit in his arms, with a happy face.

Master Abbot, the Buddha said that saving a life is better than creating a seven-level floating slaughter, I saved the life of a small animal, is it also a virtue, although it is small, but how can you win to create a two-level or three-level floating slaughter, at least one level floating slaughter, can not be less. The second dog asked the abbot happily.

After listening to Ergou's words, the abbot stopped, turned around, and looked at Ergou with a serious expression.

Ergou, let me ask you, why did you pinch that butterfly to death?

Ergou said calmly, Master Abbot, you asked me to help, and I will help the spider kill the butterfly. Could it be that Master Abbot, I can't kill the spider?

The abbot shook his head, then why don't you let the butterfly go? In that case, at least this butterfly can be saved, and you don't need to kill the spider, why do you have to kill the butterfly. The abbot asked the second dog.

But what if the spider starves to death? Isn't the life of the spider life?

This, this... The abbot had nothing to say.

The life of a butterfly is life, the life of a spider is also a life, and all beings are equal. Originally, the butterfly hit the spider's web, and the butterfly was careless, so how could it blame others. Spiders are born to weave webs to hunt, and it is purely natural to prey on other small insects, if I let the butterflies go, and the spiders starve to death?

The abbot didn't say anything this time. Turn around and walk quietly back to the temple.

Finish telling the story. The mentally weak nodded thoughtfully.

Looking at it this way, it seems that people of this character should not suffer too much when they reach the rivers and lakes.

But senior brother, I'm still a little worried, we have been in the mountains for all these years, and we haven't taught Ergou any martial arts.

Senior brother, you are really worried too much, do you really not know what these rivers and lakes are like now? At the moment, you should know what level these so-called masters of the rivers and lakes are. Ergou has been carrying water, chopping wood, and sweeping the floor over the years, which is not the basic skill of martial arts, and besides, with only Ergou's strength, he can compete with others for a few rounds with a stick. As long as he doesn't get poisoned, don't be injured by hidden weapons, ordinary Jianghu people are not his opponents. You can rest assured. The abbot is very generous.

But we didn't teach him a one-and-a-half-trick formula, theoretically you said that the two dogs are no problem, whether it will work in practice, no one knows, or tomorrow, I will teach him a one-and-a-half-trick, not to seek invincible rivers and lakes, at least to save his life in a critical moment. The mentally weak asked the abbot.

The rivers and lakes are all deathmatches. Either you die or I die, it's to kill, the fist and the embroidered legs are all in vain, the routine moves are easy to be guessed by the opponent, only with the shortest time to make the opponent lose combat effectiveness, surprise, a move to defeat the enemy is the best killing technique, the second dog does not need to learn any routines, recruiting and killing is the essence of kung fu. The abbot said this very calmly, not at all like a monk who was compassionate.

I understand that senior brother, there are no tricks to win, and the kung fu routines will not be taught, just let Ergou understand this truth. The mentally weak replied calmly.

Maybe Ergou guessed right. Now these two people really don't look like serious monks.

Senior brother, you have to make it clear to Ergou that if you decide to step into the rivers and lakes, you must be prepared to kill, this is no way. The rivers and lakes are like this, no matter how merciful you are, there will always be some scum who want to kill you. The abbot folded his hands, sighed, and recited Amitabha.

Senior brother, if it's okay, I'll go back first.

Oh. I was reminded of another important thing. The abbot suddenly remembered something, and beckoned his weak mind to move forward.

The mentally weak possessed forward, and the abbot whispered in the ear of the mentally weak.

Then the two laughed.

The mentally weak laughed and walked out of the meditation room.

The mentally weak returned to his room, looked at the sleeping Ergou, walked forward, and gently knocked on the little bald head of Ergou.

Ergou opened his eyes leisurely and looked at the master in front of him.

Master, is there anything wrong with you?

Ergou, tomorrow I will take you down the mountain to see and see the woman. Happy or unhappy? No one would believe that these words came from the mouth of a monk.

At that time, the two dogs didn't know what a woman was. I have never gone down the mountain, and there have been no female pilgrims in the temple. In Ergou's memory, he had only heard of this word from the mouths of the master or other pilgrims. And the people who mention this word without exception say that women are the most difficult and mysterious things to understand. Ergou developed a strong interest and awe for this so-called woman.

Master, what is a woman? Is it powerful? Can I eat it? Can I drink it? Can I lay eggs? Can it blossom and bear fruit... Ergou kissed countless questions in one go.

The master rubbed his bald head, and was asked, and he was angry, oops, it's hard to say for the teacher...

Anyway, women are something that is difficult to understand, and the first time I was beaten as a teacher was because of women.

Ergou is interested, so women are still powerful?

No.

Why is that?

The teacher pulled the woman's hand and made her man slap her more than a dozen times in a row, and she couldn't fight back. After speaking, the master's face was red.

Before the master went to bed, he said to Ergou, go to bed early, and you have to hurry tomorrow.

Ergou was naturally very excited at this time, and he didn't feel sleepy. I was silently happy that I was finally going to see this mysterious creature.

The next day, Master came together and saw Ergou sitting on the edge of the bed and not sleeping all night.

His face was tired, but his eyes were shining, with a smirk, and he muttered vigorously, woman, woman...